The Outbreak

Chapter 8- Supplying

I show the girls around and get to know them a little. The smaller one is Megan Woofer. I know, weird name right? She's funny but relatively quiet. Her family were killed on the way to the Burger Queen. Poor girl. She seems pretty crushed by the whole ordeal and isn't being very talkative. No wonder though, i'm still a bit confused at why i'm dealing with it a bit better. Its not that I don't love my mum, dealing with these things is my first priority.

The taller one is Sophie McDonald. I found out why she was so bloodthirsty. Her dad was killed in the outbreak a few hours earlier. Her dad went to get some food or something from behind the till and a zombie leaped out from a closet. No idea how it got in there, but Sophie smashed the things brains out according to Megan. Ew.

Apart from being totally bent on revenge, Sophie is really nice! Same with Megan. Although Megan is a little more normal, so that rocks. Its nice having a little more company, without the crazy girl talking to herself. Oh well. So far they've both calmed down now that they're a little more safe.  I remember I need to get the girls some weapons and supplies.

They tell me they would rather stick together a bit, so I just provide one huge backpack for the both of them. I smile and wander the store a little.

WEAPON TIME.

Well yeah, I realise it's gonna take way too long to think of another idea for a working weapon. I think maybe if a zombie lost enough blood it wouldn't be able to move, but since the living dead are walking the streets, i'm really not sure what would happen.

It is late now and everyone has gone to sleep but me. I won't be able to sleep. I sit at at the cafeteria table and pinch my nose. Some of the food has begun to rot so the smell has wafted around the store. I have more important things on my mind, but it's very hard to think with the smell of out-of-date milk and mouldy bread.

I  get bored and decide to wander the store a little. I walk slowly in and out of the aisles and reach the other end of the store. A shelf infront of me has a bunch of toys for little girls. I place my right foot on the bottom shelf and my left foot on the second shelf and begin to climb up. I reach the top and jump from the shelf to the opposite shelf of toys for little boys.

I miss completely but manage to grab on to the edge with my hands. I pull myself up and laugh. What am I doing?! This reminds me a lot of a game I used to play on the Xbox. I lie down on the shelf with my arms by my side and think. What will I do tomorrow? No. What will WE do tomorrow?

I think tomorrow we will find another place to stay or take over. Although the fresh food is becoming inedible, there is still tons of other foods that are fine. If we find another type of store, I might be able to make better weapons. I'll have time to ponder that tomorrow morning, for now, sleep...

zzZzzZzzZzz...

I hear a gasp and a pair of hands shakes me wildly. Evelyn. It's 2 o clock again and i've really slept in. I mumble back in response and get up. I wander to the mirror section and look in it. Major bedhead. I quickly jog over to the staff toilets and notice a shower! All this time i've had to smell like this....when I could have had a shower.

I sigh and grab a towel, some new clothes, deoderant, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner. I wash and put on the new clothes. A white polo shirt, jeans and a white pair of Nike. I dry my hair and walk out of the bathroom.

I wake the girls up and inform all three of them to meet me at the cafeteria tables whenever they're ready. Evelyn is already awake, so she showers and gets changed. I grab a carton of orange juice and a plastic cup. They arrive at the table altogether and I tell them my idea.

'Alright... how about we explore a bit today? I need some weapons for you guys ( I nod in the new survivors direction) but I don't have enough supplies.' I ask. Megan gives me a blank stare, Evelyn looks a little scared and reluctant and of course, Sophie looks extremely enthusiastic.